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The wind buffering on my vRS hatch was a nightmare, kids would open 1 window in the back at speed and it felt like my ear drum was being pulled out, had quickly open another window to ballance the pressure.

Also my 63 plate, 61k mile Vrs diesel hatch traded at £8878 last month, it had a few battle scars and all 4 wheels needed doing

For a similar comparison, my Dad sold his 66 plate vRS diesel hatch today to Arnold Clarke. Standard car with 16k on the clock, 3 kerbed wheels and a little bit of damage to the bottom of the front bumper from a kerb. Only options from new were black pack and spare wheel, he got a tenner off of £14k.

Passed my test in 2003 91 Peugeot 205 1.1 Junior 92 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 L 88 Renault 5 950 Campus 89 Peugeot 205 1.1 Junior 91 Austin Metro 1.0 90 Peugeot 205 1.1 Junior 98 Vw Polo 1.4 CL 96 Fiat Punto Cabriolet 1.6 ELX 97 Rover 111 94 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 16v GLS 86 Renault 5 1.4 GTX 95 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 16v SRi 97 Vauxhall Vectra 2.5 V6 SRi 95 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 16v CDX 96 Vauxhall Astra 1.8 16v Sport 95 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.5 V6 CDX 01 Vw Passat 1.8 20v Turbo Sport 02 Vauxhall Vectra 2.5 V6 CDX 00 Peugeot 406 3.0 V6 Executive 98 Vw Golf 1.6 16v SE 06 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 VVT SRI 02 Peugeot 406 2.0 HDi SE 08 Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 VVT SRI 13 Skoda Octavia 2.0 cr vRS 11 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 tfsi S-Line Also had a few bikes 94 Honda CG 125 00 Honda NSR 125 94 Suzuki RF600R 92 Honda CRM 250 04 Gas Gas EC300 99 Suzuki GSX-R600 00 Suzuki SV650n 02 KTM EXC 400 98 Kawasaki ZX9R 00 KTM EXC 250 00 Honda CBR600f

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Obdeleven will be a cheaper way to adjust the steering profile, if it can done

I was worried about the the pedal offset but it turned out to be a non issue for me. Spending years driving 205's, Renault 5's and metro's more than likely helped, they all had weird pedal offsets and the metro had a terrible steering wheel offset but quickly got used to it.

I'm well aware of the issues regarding high oil consumption. The car I bought was a 1 owner, full Audi history car that had the engine rebuilt and tensioner replaced by Guildford Audi in 2015 under warranty. As you can see from my list of requirements. I was extremely fussy in the car I wanted to buy, it was a needle in a haystack car, luckily it ended up being 40 miles away.

I've recently changed from a 13 Octavia vRS diesel hatch to an 11 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 tfsi S-Line. No where near the sort of money your looking at laying down but I can't justify spending big money on a car the wife plods to work and back in, plus I have all the performance I need on 2 wheels. When I first started looking at changing my diesel due to a big fall in mileage, I wanted a Octavia vRS petrol estate but 10k doesn't buy you a Mk3 and mk2 felt like to much of a backwards step, as I couldn't find a fully loaded one. I popped my search criteria into auto trader and didn't get very many hits. It needed to be Petrol Estate Manual Under 8 years old 0-60 in less than 8 seconds Under 80k miles Front and rear parking sensors Leather seats Factory Nav Cruise control Auto lights and wipers Xenons And less than £10k. I've just run that same search and it only returns 22 nationally. Audi (2)Ford (3)MINI (11) SEAT (2)SKODA (3)Vauxhall (1) The Audi was the only logical choice. It ticks all the boxes. I did nearly steer towards a Seat Leon FR but even a car that was 3-4 years younger than my Audi with half the miles didn't seem to wear nearly as well as I would've hoped. It just felt like a slightly worse vRS.

This is just for you before you explode with all that emotional baggage and rage about the snowflake generation you're clearly carrying around. 😉

Yeah. It had a few factory option ticked when new, extended lighting pack, front sensors, nav and power boot.

Audi A4 Avant 2.0T S-Line

After a few years of happy ownership, I've changed my vRS diesel hatch for a different car. Dealer that took it will probably have it on auto trader in a few days. Its fairly clean car with 65k on the clock. It's got lots of vcds tweaks done to it but standard in every other way and it had the dodgy water pump changed last year. Sad to see it go but pleased to be back in a petrol.

I'll share a pic later when I get in

Hi guys, I caused a little bit damage to the bottom of my steering wheel from a broken zip on a thigh pocket on my shorts. Has anyone had a retrim done? How much did it cost? Would it be worth just buying a second hand replacement? Any thoughts please.

Because even the best tyre fitter wouldn't be able to stretch them an extra inch over a bigger rim

Have a little read, should explain better than I can https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/borrowing-money/your-rights-when-you-borrow-money/

I think you have missuderstood, you have the right to end a finance agreement and you will also receive a rebate on the amount of interest that you would of paid over the full term. Your calculations are also not correct, you have failed to include the balloon payment in your figures. I would guess it over 6k or the whole thing would be pointless

Skoda charge a fixed price of £489 for Cambelt and water pump replacement, I would of been looking at a 60% discount of that price.......

Not really

Is it the 20v engine in the Audi? I had a passat sport with the 1.8t 20v and also had the issues with oil pick up getting blocked and dropping tension on the variable valve timing chain, don't won't to got there again. I don't think I can improve on what I have with my limited budget but can't see my DPF lasting another 2 years if it continues with its current driving pattern, might be able to stretch to 12k budget

I understand I won't be completly free from a finance product but it not being secured against the car will give me greater flexibility if I find myself needing it again in the future. I would also not have a balloon payment to clear at the end of the term, the trade off being a slightly older car to start with. As for what i would buy, Audi A4 avant, 1.8 s line, around 2010-2011 fall just under 11k. Seen a few 2014 Leon ST tech pack 1.4 tsi's for just under 11k, mabey a BMW 318 touring

Been thinking about this again today, best way out might be to get a loan for 10k, clear finance that's currently sitting at £10,300 and sell it privately for the £10,500, that would make it the cheapest vRS diesel with under 70k on the clock(currently at 50k) by £1000 on auto trader, so should hopefully shift quick. I can then by a new car for 10k and be finance free just incase my circumstances change again in the future. Only down side would be not being able to afford a petrol vRS.

I'll be lucky if it gets to 5k a year now..

I'm going to see how it goes for now